BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – FROM a field of 10 contestants, Miss Lucia-Oneka McKoy captivated the judges and walked away in her fabulous red dress as the new Miss Caribbean Culture Queen at the Nevis Cultural Complex last night (July 25).
The show was held in two parts for the first time in its 6th staging; Sunday night saw the Swimsuit Competition in St. Kitts while last night it climaxed in Nevis with the remaining segments -Talent, Evening Wear and Interview.
The First Runner-up position was awarded to Miss Anguilla- Shellya Rogers, who also took Best Talent and Best Interview while Miss St. Kitts-Abigail Liburd took Second Runner-up and Best Evening Wear. Miss Barbados-Dannyele Teneel Leslie was named Third Runner-up.
It was a surprise and a great achievement for McKoy to win the title as she entered at the last minute, only three days prior to the swimsuit competition held in St. Kitts on Sunday evening.
McKoy also dominated part one of the show winning Best One Piece and Two Piece Swimsuit and Best Ambassadorial Wear.
According to Randy Jeffers, owner of the pageant, the show was fabulous and many of the contestants indicated that the hospitality they received was unbelievable and the best they have had going in to pageants in the region.
He noted that this was the first time he has ever felt so comfortable around the ladies after the night of the competition. He said all of the contestants were all so relaxed even the ones who did not place and they all embraced McKoy.
Jeffers said the pageant would take the same format next year. He added that he was overwhelmed by the sponsors especially Digicel.
Participants from the other countries were: Dominica, Nevis, St. Vincent, Jamaica, Guyana and Montserrat
